Improvement in work-table



JAMES c.. LUCAS, 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

' Letters Patent No. 83,072, dated October 13, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN WORK-TABLE l.APIEIIZIIANCH.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thename.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES G. LUCAS, of Newark, in the county of Essex,and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and improved Work-TableAppliance for ladies use,- Which I term A Ladys Companionf and thefollowing is a description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making a portion of this specification, in which-Figure l is a plan view of a device or appliance made according to myinvention. A

Figure 2 is an inverted plan view of the same.

Figure 3 is a transverse section of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theiigures. v

The object of this invention is to provide a device in which the severalarticles commonly employed or attendant upona ladys work-table may beoompactly' held together, in such manner that either .or any of them maybe readily used as occasion requires.

The invention consists in a novel arrangement of an annularspool-holder, a pin-cushion, mirror, scissors,

holding-clasps, thimble-holder and emery-case, and a thread-cutter,wherebv the object indicated is effectually secured.

,To enable others to understand the nature and construction of myinvention, I will proceed te describe it with reference to thedrawings.-

A is a vpin-cushion, preferably of circular form, and having a woodenbase, a, iom the opposite sides of which extend arms, b.

Fastened, as shown at a', one of these arms, is a wire, B, bent intocircular form to constitute anl annular spool-holder, and having its twoends fitted into a suitable socket provided in the to the outerextremity of corresponding extremity ofthe other arm, in such manner asto be readily detached therefrom, Ai', of thread may be slipped thereon,

so that spools, and held in conf venient position to permit the threadto be readily unwound therefrom.

formed in its outer end, and has fitted thereon a cap,

c, capable of being turned around upon the casein such manner thatholes, b', formed therein, may be brought in line with the holes a'inthe top of the case, as Shown in fig. 3, which being done, a needle maybe thrust down through such be polished as withV an `ordinary emery-bag,While, by turning the cap to bring its holes away from those in thecase, thelatter may be wholly closed.

Fitted upon that side of the base, a, opposite that 'at which thepin-cushion is attached thereto, is a mir ror or looking-glass, E, andprovided upon each of the arms b is an elastic clasp, d, vthe two.clasps being so arranged that a pair of scissors, F, in a closedposition,

may be thrust through and be'held withinl them, as

represented in g. 2.

What I claim as my by Letters Patent, is-y I lThe device or appliance,composed of the annular spool-holder B, pin-cushion A, mirror E,scissorsholding clasps d, emery-case C, serving also as athimble-holder, and thread-cutter D, the whole arrangedsubstantiallyasand for .the purpose specified.

.y Witnesses: J G. LUCAS.

invention, and desire to secure J. W. Goonies, A. LE CLERC.

r 'of holes, a', Y

holes into the emery, and.

